P R E D I C T I O N S 2011

P R E D I C T I O N S 2011 Legal disclaimer: I have posted my predictions on internet web sites during the Christmas season for the past eight years. I expect to have a good year in 2011. These predictions are part of my political satire repertoire, and as always, they are written using a Sardonic Style. My predictions are based on metaphysics, extrapolation, and my award-winning proprietary guessing indicators. 1. THE PRESIDENT. The relentless attack on the president by part of the opposition will continue. His approval rating will be in the low 30s during the first part of the year, but he will make a slow comeback during the second half, finishing the year with an approval rating in the high 30s. Trying to label the opposition as Do-Nothing Republican Congress will backfire. Nothing of great value will get done by the Jimmy-Carteresque Administration in 2011. He will announce his intention to run for a second term in a live television talk show—just to be challenged by a member of his own party. 2. MIDDLE EAST PEACE. No changes in 2011 and no significant progress made. The Middle East Peace issue will be used as ammunition by members of the Republican Party as they try hard to paint the Jimmy-Carteresque Administration as weak when dealing with Middle East Bullies. 3. AMERICAN TROOPS IN IRAQ. The Pentagon will continue the BHM strategy, or buying hearts and minds of the Iraqis. A few thousand Americans will be left in country to support democracy in Iraq. No V-I celebration in NYC until the summer of 2014. 4. AMERICAN TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN. The total number of coalition fatalities will be significantly reduced. The BHM Strategy, or buying hearts and minds, will be fully implemented with a significant number of Taliban members now working as members of the security apparatus under the Hamil Karzai Clan—with American tax payers reluctantly paying their monthly checks. No V-A celebration in NYC until the summer of 2014. 5. THE US ECONOMY AND THE US MARKET. A good number of Americans will return to work, with the Republican Congress getting the credit. Insignificant recovery in the housing market, the US dollar makes a slow comeback. The Dow will reach 12,000 and irrational exuberance will make a comeback. 6. DEMOCRATIC PARTY. The party will be in total disarray with the leadership blaming each other for the 2010 Mid Term Election Shellacking. Pelosi and Reid declared persona non grata by the party faithful and blamed by all the party’s maladies. Donations down the tubes—party supporters totally demoralized. 7. REPUBLICAN PARTY. The GOP will be on a roll, opposing the Jimmy-Carteresque Administration on everything. Nothing will get through the Republican Firewall. Democratic Party members of Congress will be exposed as crooks and liars by their Republican counterparts—all crooks and liars will be under investigation. Things will be ugly for the minority party. Republican Party members will be pumped-up and motivated; they will be out and about in 2011 working hard with the goal of winning The Trifecta in 2012. 8. PRIMARY CANDIDATES. Nothing new on the Democratic side of the house with the president going for a second term—he will be challenged by a member of his own party but he will be the nominee in 2012 anyway. On the Republican side of the house we will see Los Romnistas leading the pack, followed by The Half-Term Governor. Tough situation for a large number of Republican voters with Mitt Romney and The Half-Term Governor as front runners—for obvious reasons Fox News will try to push the team led by The Half-Term Governor—but by the end of 2011 Los Romnistas will have a commanding lead. 9. CALIFORNIA. Jerry Brown is back in power, he will make a lot of noise but at the end of the day nothing will get done. He will continue to get a lot of support from his friends in Burbank. We will not see the Republican Party trying to pull a Gray Davis on Jerry Brown. Congressman Darrell Issa (R, 49th District) will not contribute another $1.6 million for a recall—this time around Californians are not going to buy it—the Governator experiment failed miserably. 10. THE 2011 TRIFECTA. We have no elections in 2011, so the trifecta is on the US MARKET. We are BULLISH on the United States and you can take this trifecta to the bank. All three major indexes, the DOW, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 will end 2011 with significant gains. Bet against MY trifecta at your own risk. Thanks for reading my 2011 predictions. Just a reminder, as I have said before, these predictions are part of my political satire repertoire, they are written using a Sardonic Style, you should not bet your California Pesos on my predictions. Again, thanks for reading and let’s have a productive 2011.